[TheForge] plasma cutting ss ( was Re: several questions )

[terry l. ridder]

On Sun, 5 Mar 2006, Ries Niemi wrote:

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> Plasma cutters will indeed cut stainless steel, but the edge
> quality is not the best- Unless you use a non-oxygen sheilding
> gas, such as nitrogen or argon, which is very expensive, the
> plasma cut on stainless will be black, rough, and have very
> hard slag that eats up grinding discs when you try to remove it.
> You should go to a welding supply store, with a sample piece
> of stainless, and get them to demo the cut for you.
> I cut plenty of stainless with the plasma, but when I need a
> perfect edge, I have to pay to have it waterjet cut.
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would cutting stainless steel in a water table using a water muffler
on the plasma torch produce a better quality cut?

would a waterjet/abrasive waterjet system be a viable alternative
to purchasing a plasma torch? for discussion sake consider a
system that can handle a 4x8 sheet of 16 gage 304/304l/316/316l
stainless steel.

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> Ries Niemi
> Industrial Artist
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